CFP: MATC Theatre History Symposium (11/5/06; 3/1/07-3/4/07)

full name / name of organization:

Magelssen, Scott

contact email:

thmagelssen@augustana.edu

MATC (Mid-America Theatre Conference)=20Changing Theatrical Landscapes:Mapping New Directions in History, Pedagogy and PracticeFor the 21st Century=20Hyatt Regency HotelMinneapolis, MinnesotaMarch 1-4, 2007=20CALL FOR PAPERS: Theatre History Symposium=20TRUE NORTH: A line from any point on the earth's surface to the northpole. All lines of longitude are true north lines. True north is usuallyrepresented by a star.=20In order to measure something, there must always be a starting point orzero measurement. To express direction as a unit of angular measure,there must be a starting point or zero measure and a point of referenceThese two points designate the base or reference line. There are threebase lines- true north, magnetic north, and grid north (Source:www.map-reading.com <http://www.map-reading.com/> ).=20For MATC's 2007 Theatre History Symposium in Minnesota, "The North StarState," we invite proposals for papers which reflect on or incorporatethe idea of True North, broadly construed. As a theatre scholar, whatare your baselines? How do you determine them? How does your selectionof reference points determine the direction of your research? =20=20Topics might include:-Examinations of particular individuals, texts, and performances thathighlight the perils (or pleasures) of navigating Theatre History.-Manifestos pointing us in new directions.=20-Legends to help us find our way home.-Surveys that indicate boundaries, landmarks, and points of reference.-Measures by which we can corroborate evidence, establish a trajectory,and navigate a course through our teaching, research, and practice.-Intersections between theory and evidence.=20-Instruments to chart our path through interdisciplinary landscapes-And, of course, Pirates!=20Please direct proposals and queries to:=20Scott Magelssen=20Augustana Collegethmagelssen_at_augustana.edu=20Henry BialUniversity of Kansashbial_at_ku.edu <mailto:hbial_at_ku.edu>=20=20Email Abstracts as Word documents to both Theatre History Symposiumco-chairs, above. Abstracts must be received by November 15, 2006.Please limit abstracts to 250 words. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME, TITLE(identifying whether you are faculty, student, or independent scholar)and ACADEMIC AFFILIATION with your Abstract. Proposals for full panels(of three related papers) are also welcome. Contact Co-Chairs fordetails.=20=20Robert A. Schanke Research Award: The Robert A. Schanke Research Awardis given annually to an untenured faculty presenter of the TheatreHistory Symposium and carries a cash award of $500 as well as subsequentpublication of the paper in Theatre History Studies, the journal of theMid-America Theatre Conference. To be eligible for the Schanke Award,candidates must submit full, conference-length versions of their paperto the co-chairs at the addresses above by February 15.